Nation in Focus

February 21, 2013

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Women bathe in mud in a presentation for the inauguration of the National Meeting of Rural Women, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The four-day event aims to discuss the issues of violence against women and exploitation of women in rural areas. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Eraldo Peres/Associated Press

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Women bathe in mud in a presentation for the inauguration of the National Meeting of Rural Women, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The four-day event aims to discuss the issues of violence against women and exploitation of women in rural areas. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)